Tagged Peter R. Newman

Picture this: the Doctor is told of the threat posed by an elusive yet formidable race, lurking in the background with menacing powers. These aliens are mysterious at first; there is a slow build-up to their first appearance and to the Doctor’s first confrontation with them. They are pale, thin, bald-headed creatures, and the mere…

The Sensorites is important. Modern audiences are beginning to appreciate these gems; frankly, any surviving black-and-white stories should be treasured. It’s amazing that we’re still able to see the spectacular William Hartnell as the first Doctor; William Russell as Ian; Jacqueline Hill’s Barbara; and Carol Ann Ford as Susan… in all her screaming glory. Sitting…

Telepathy, creepy monsters and Peter Glaze – yes it’s The Sensorites, that often over-looked gem from the first run of adventures starring William Hartnell. Never an adventure to trouble anyone’s top twenty or probably top 50 this is a story that uses an uneasy ambiance and some pretty cool looking sets to tell its tale….

The Sensorites – the 1964 William Hartnell serial – is ripe for rediscovery and who better to take you on that road to reconciliation with the Sense-Sphere than 2|entertain? A thought-provoking attempt at creating Doctor Who’s first truly peaceful, albeit misguided, alien race in a multifaceted mystery? Or slower than coastal erosion storytelling that ludicrously…

Classic Doctor Who – the YouTube channel dedicated to showing of the peerless extras that always come with a 2|entertain release – have been teasing more of their fantastic work First up is a clip from the documentary Looking for Peter, covering the mysterious tale life and times of Doctor Who writer Peter R. Newman,…